# Project C2F — ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING

**Program element:** 0605332A — C2 Data  
**Project:** C2F  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605332A/C2F  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605332A

## Summary

Project C2F — ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING requests $58.5M in FY2027, 19% of the $306.0M requested for program element 0605332A — a new start, with no prior-year and no current-year money. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request, 1 new this cycle.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | Request | 58.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 78.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 110.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 91.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 89.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605332A; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project C2F buys

Project C2F / Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning is established in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 as part of a new funding structure for the NGC2 investment in modernization of Army C2 systems. This project represents a funding line consolidation and structure change for the NGC2 Data Layer and does not constitute a new start program or effort. Funding for NGC2 Data Layer activities was provided in FY 2026 under PE 0604818A Project EJ6 / Tactical Enhancement, which is realigned under this PE beginning in FY 2027. The C2 Data layer Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) decision tools augment operations at the speed and scale required by rapidly synthesizing large volumes of data giving commanders the right information, at the right time, to support the right decision. The C2 Data layer AI/ML tools enable consistent and constant evolution of the NGC2 ecosystem maintaining pace with the accelerated change in the modern digital battlefield. Recognizing patterns and the context behind the data, AI/ML tools reveal connections that might otherwise go unnoticed, leading to missed opportunities that could make the difference between success or failure. The AI/ML toolbox will be enhanced by the inclusion of AI Operations and Services (AIOPS) capabilities that began as multiple Small Business Innovation Research efforts and were realigned to the C2 Data layer as part of the NGC2 structure changes. FY 2027 funding supports the development and integration of AI/ML decision tools in the C2 data layer system optimizing the NGC2 ecosystem.

**R-3 lines of work:** Product Development.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Integration | — | — | 58.5 | new | — |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Integration — NEW START

**FY2027 planned work.** Funding will be used to develop and modify use cases to inform and evaluate AI/ML capabilities to determine which will be integrated into the AI/ML decision toolbox that is folded into the C2 data layer system optimizing the NGC2 ecosystem, ensuring AI/ML capabilities are scalable across the Army.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase due to project establishment under a new funding structure to support NGC2 Data Layer AI/ML efforts.

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605332A.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605332A project C2F (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605332A")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*